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Did the Fed kill the bond market?
02 July 2020Hopes were high at the end of March for investors to profit from the Fed's QE intervention and access a rejuvenated credit sector. The once-in-a-lifetime returns have, however, swiftly disappeared, and investors are back to staring at the ghost of bond market past. So what next? Sarfraz Thind reports
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Voya IM chosen by Assurant to manage $6bn of its account
04 June 2020In total US asset manager oversees $210bn of assets
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NN Group CIO appointed to IIGCC board
14 November 2019Allianz IM head of risk also appointed to climate change group board
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Moody's sees 15% drop in US life insurer RBC in bond market downturn
07 October 2019Ratings agency names insurers most at risk from severe bond stress
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Aegon Asset Management appoints PGIM MD as new CEO
29 May 2019Bas NiueweWeme to replace Sarah Russell in top job at Dutch insurer's investment affiliate
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Proposed Solvency II equity asset class is "unworkable"
28 December 2018European Commission urged to review its long-term equity proposal in the Solvency II standard formula review
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Swiss Life extends German property reach with M&A
25 June 2018The market is the group's second favourite for property, alongside France
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The insurance asset management gold rush
15 March 2017Enticed by lucrative revenues, insurers are pushing into the asset management business like never before. Insurer-affiliated managers are currently some of the fastest growing in the world. With regulations and low rates driving increased insurer third-party asset outsourcing, the industry is in a prime position to pick up more business. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Insurers plan bigger allocations to real estate and infrastructure
06 October 2014These are the two leading asset classes favoured by insurers as a BlackRock survey shows one in three firms plans to increase their risk appetite over the next three years
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Voya IM hires head of insurance sales
23 September 2014Simone joins from JPMorgan AM